Global risks of zoonotic disease are high on policy agendas. Increasingly, Africa is seen as a ‘hotspot’, with likely disease spillovers from animals to humans. This paper explores the social dynamics of disease exposure, demonstrating how risks are not generalised, but are related to occupation,...
Dzingirai, V.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Bukachi, S.A.
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Lawson, E.
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Mangwanya, L.
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Scoones, I.
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Waldman, L.
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Wilkinson, A.
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Leach, M.
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Winnebah, T.R.A.
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[Zoonotic diseases: who gets sick, and why? Explorations from Africa]
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Zoonotic diseases: who gets sick, and why? Explorations from Africa
Background
Rift Valley Fever (RVF), is a viral zoonotic disease transmitted by Aedes and Culex mosquitoes.
In Kenya, its occurrence is associated with increased rains. In Baringo County, RVF
was first reported in 2006±2007 resulting in 85 human cases and 5 human deaths, besides
livestock losses a...
Mutua, E.N.
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Bukachi, S.A.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Estambale, B.B.A.
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Nyamongo, I.K.
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[We do not bury dead livestock like human beings: Community behaviors and risk of Rift Valley Fever virus infection in Baringo County, Kenya]
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We do not bury dead livestock like human beings: Community behaviors and risk of Rift Valley Fever virus infection in Baringo County, Kenya
Pig movements play a significant role in the spread of economically important infectious diseases such as the African swine fever. Characterization of movement networks between pig farms and through other types of farm and household enterprises that are involved in pig value chains can provide us...
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a zoonotic disease that affects domestic ruminants, particularly sheep, cattle and goats. In livestock and humans, RVF is spread through bites from infected aedes and culex mosquitoes. Additional avenues of human infections include contact with infected animal secretion...
Mutua, E.
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Bukachi, S.A.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Estambale, B.B.A.
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Nyamongo, I.
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[Is there a link between socio-cultural practices and vulnerability to Rift Valley fever in Baringo County, Kenya?]
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Is there a link between socio-cultural practices and vulnerability to Rift Valley fever in Baringo County, Kenya?
Mutua, E.
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Bukachi, S.A.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Estambale, B.B.A.
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Nyamongo, I.
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[Lay management of malaria in Baringo County]
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Lay management of malaria in Baringo County
Mutua, E.
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Bukachi, S.A.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Estambale, B.B.A.
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Nyamongo, I.
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[Is there a link between socio-cultural practices and vulnerability to Rift Valley fever in Baringo County, Kenya?]
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Is there a link between socio-cultural practices and vulnerability to Rift Valley fever in Baringo County, Kenya?
Muindi, P.
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Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Bukachi, S.A.
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[Gendered effects of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) occurrence and control in a pastoral community in Ijara sub county, northeastern Kenya]
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Gendered effects of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) occurrence and control in a pastoral community in Ijara sub county, northeastern Kenya
Background
Malaria, a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium and transmitted by female anopheline mosquitoes, is a major cause of morbidity, mortality and loss in productivity in humans. Baringo County is prone to seasonal transmissions of malaria mostly in the rainy season...
Mutua, E.N.
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Bukachi, S.A.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Estambale, B.B.A.
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Nyamongo, I.K.
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[Lay knowledge and management of malaria in Baringo county, Kenya]
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Lay knowledge and management of malaria in Baringo county, Kenya
Bett, Bernard K.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Sang, R.
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Bukachi, S.A.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Wanyoike, S.
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Ontiri, E.
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Njeru, I.
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Karanja, J.
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Wanyoike, Francis N.
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Mbotha, D.
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Grace, Delia
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[Land use, biodiversity changes and the risk of zoonotic diseases: Findings from a cross-sectional study in Tana River County, Kenya]
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Land use, biodiversity changes and the risk of zoonotic diseases: Findings from a cross-sectional study in Tana River County, Kenya
Mwangi, E.
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Sang, R.
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Bukachi, S.A.
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Wanyoike, S.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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[Situation analysis Kenya: Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa research update]
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Situation analysis Kenya: Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa research update